This Tiny Object Shouldn’t Have an Atmosphere.#Space #Astronomy #Science #NASA #Universe

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]Wait, [music] there's a tiny planet past Pluto with an atmosphere. That shouldn't [music] happen. Like out there it's too cold, too small to hold gas.

[00:00:09]>> [music] >> But this object, 2002 1593 somehow does.

[00:00:15]Scientists noticed it while it passed in [music] front of a star. The light dimmed slowly, not instantly, which means something thin was around it, an atmosphere. [music] But here's the weird part, it's insanely faint, like millions of times thinner than Earth's. So where is it coming from? Some [music] think cryovolcanoes, like ice erupting gas, or maybe a recent impact [music] kicked material up.

[00:00:39]Honestly, not confirmed yet, which is kind of exciting. [music] If you're into strange outer space stuff, follow. I post things like this.

[00:00:47]But seriously, how does something so small hold on to air [music] in the freezing dark?